Word: americas
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...little party of Vassar students from Massachusetts planned to sing "America" when they should receive the election returns of Nov. 7th. The full report reached them on Wednesday, when they met and sang...
...previous number of the Aion, one of last year, if we are not mistaken, we announced that a society in America had undertaken the establishment at Athens of an American school similar to the French and German schools already existing in our city. We are happy to announce that statement has been realized, and that a third school of archaeology (that of the Americans) has already begun its work in Athens. The personnel of the school embraces the director, Mr. William Goodwin, and four regular pupils sent out by the colleges and universities co-operating in the support...
...remains of John Howard Payne, the author of "Home, Sweet Home," now interred at Tunis, are to be brought to America...
...While in America, as some believe, we are suffering from a superfluity of athletics, Germany on the other hand is just beginning to find out that in a lack of athletic sports is the greatest defect of her system of education. The minister of public instruction of the German empire, it is reported, has recently issued a circular addressed to the authorities of the various gymnasia and universities of the country instructing them to encourage athletic sports at these institutions in every way in their power. The reason for this move is said to lie in the alarming deterioration that...
...committee in charge of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will hold its semi-annual meeting in the New York city on Friday. This school, it will be remembered, was started by the Archaeological Institute of America. Ten colleges are interested in the movement, each subscribing $250 annually for its support. It was opened last month and Professor Goodwin of Harvard, as one of the directors, is now in charge of it. He obtained leave of absence for one year in order to assume charge of the school for that time. Next year a director from another college...